Shivani Bhakoo
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 23
With no other option left to combat the increasing rates of raw material, the dyeing association here has decided to increase their rates by Rs5-6 per kilogram from May onwards.
This means, the dyeing of yarn, cloth etc. will be expensive. This has worried the garment industry as well.
The dyeing owners had a detailed discussion on the issue and all pros and cons were weighed by the participants. Ultimately, it was decided to increase the dyeing rates.
President of the Ludhiana Dyeing Association Ashok Makkar said many colours were not readily available. Secondly, due to monopoly, the rates of colours have increased manifold. Earlier, the dyeing industry was able to get colours from overseas, but now, they are totally dependent on the Indian market. “The golden yellow colour which was available for Rs500 per kg, was now available for Rs1,400 per kg. The blue colour, which was available for Rs1,200 was now being sold at Rs2,700 per kg. In this scenario, how can we sustain? We need to increase the dyeing rates to survive,” Makkar said.
Another dyeing unit owner Ankur Khanna said it was not just the rates of colours that had witnessed an increased, but labour, too, was demanding more wages. “We used to give them Rs10,000 a month. Now, their wages have increased to Rs16,000 a month. They are even ready to quit. The rates of pet-coke have increased. This will of course have an impact on the entire garment industry, but we cannot help it,” said Khanna.
Meanwhile, garment manufacturers, who feel that dyeing rates were already on a higher side, said the increase would put an additional burden.
“We are not going to get small amount of thread or cloth dyed, these are in bulk quantities. We will have to shell out quite a bit if rates are increased from May 1. But ultimately the prices are to be paid by the consumer. Obviously, no businessman will spend from his own pocket,” said Mehul Jain, a garment manufacturer in Sunder Nagar area.
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